Websites for Illustrators w/ Jordan Yates from AntiGravity
Join Drawn In, Manchester’s illustrator meet-up, for an online webinar and meet-up on how to make your website work for you as a freelance illustrator.
Join Drawn In, Manchester’s illustrator meet-up, for an online webinar and meet-up on how to make your website work for you as a freelance illustrator.
Meet fellow Norwich illustrators, immerse yourself in creativity and soak in the vibrant and calming atmosphere of Whitlingham.
Join LOOKOUT for their two day fair celebrating art & Illustration, featuring over 50 artists across the weekend.
Get to know your fellow illustrators in Plymouth with a super-friendly picnic social at Beaumont Park.
Spring into April with a Picnic illustrator's social! Bring your sketchbooks, pens and pencils for a relaxed evening of still life drawing.
A celebration of narrative watercolour illustration taking place throughout September in Bristol.
Leeds Arts University is delighted to announce ‘Made It’, their 2025 end of year show, celebrating the creativity and dedication of their postgraduate students.
The conference aims to identify historical, aesthetic, social and environmental contexts within which the materiality of paper works to enhance processes of illustration.
Join Cardiff's illustrator meet-up for an exhibition to celebrate the Riso prints created in their ‘Viva La Print’ workshop.
Zinezilla Arts Festival is back in Bristol in September!
Learn how to make a zine with an illustrative twist in the form of well-worn tropes. This workshop is part of Zinezilla - Comic, Zine, Illustration + Animation Festival.
This AOI Discusses session will explore how we can support ourselves and build resilience amongst uncertainty.
Develop messages that help you grow your illustration business.
London Metropolitan School of Art, Architecture and Design, Postgraduate and Research Exhibition 2025
Come hang out at the UK’s largest antiquarian book fair, browse beautiful old books, and take part in a special observational drawing game!
A festival of contemporary original illustration in Prague and the largest illustration exhibition in the Czech Republic.
Join the Newcastle illustrators meetup to Sip, Sketch & Socialise at the Festival of Illustration.
If you're based in Paris and love to draw - whether you're a pro, a student, or just passionate about illustration - you’re totally welcome.
Calling illustrators around Sheffield - we'd love to see you! Be with your people and come to our next drink and draw social.
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
A chance to get inperson feedback on your illustration work, directly from HarperCollins.
An evening with Mikey Please discussing the power of words and pictures, and his newest creation, Cave Downwind of the Café.
Join a small, encouraging group to practice sketching on location in London on 5th July.
A chance for Glasgow Illustrators to share what works, what doesn’t, and help each other!
Join PICNIC for an Autumn social, plus talk from illustrator Maz Leyden, sharing insights about her work and creative journey.
An Exhibition of Editorial Magazine Covers by Lisa Sheehan
A group exhibition bringing together artists who work with comics, zines, and DIY visual storytelling.
A relaxed and friendly illustration fair in Falmouth, showcasing over 25 local illustrators selling print based products including comics, zines, prints, badges, tees etc…
After two powerful editions, In Motion returns to London in 2025.
We break down what you need to know in order to make your work visible and connect with clients, to attract meaningful opportunities.
Join us to hear four inspiring stories from illustrators whose creative practice has helped them to overcome challenge and build resilience.
Join a small, encouraging group to practice sketching on location in London.
Join licensed accountant and textile artist, Nikki Lonsdale, as she introduces tax for illustrators, artists and other creatives.
Calling all illustrators for a magical Exquisite Corpse drawing session!
This highly anticipated show marks the return of celebrated illustrator and visual diarist Sara Midda, showcasing over 300 original works.
An illustration prompt filled walk through the Glasgow Necropolis!
Understand the basics to get your tax return ready, with the opportunity to ask your questions to an expert.
Come and get into the spirit of all things Halloween-y with your fellow Sheffield illustrators in a NEW venue for our meet-up group.
Join fellow illustrators for a ghoulish get-together with spooky drawing prompts and creepy (optional) fancy dress.
Meet fellow illustrators while taking a guided drawing tour of some of the haunted buildings of Norwich.
Join dr. Ed StockhAAHm (not a real doctor) for a twisted evening of creating blood-curdling characters and spine-chilling stories.
A series of public facing events organised and delivered by graduating students from MA Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts.
Folkestone’s very first Illustration Festival, 6th-9th November 2025.
We break down what you need to know in order to make your work visible and connect with clients, to attract meaningful opportunities.
Explore how to build a brand and collaborate with illustrators (+ much more) with the co-founder and design director of Hundred Studio.
Major Arcana unites 22 Bristol-based illustrators in a visionary reinterpretation of the Tarot’s most iconic cards.
Thought Bubble is the Yorkshire Comic Art Festival!
Calling all illustrators for some colourful character-making with a Mexican folk art twist.
A session looking into Substack and Instagram to reach goals for brand awareness, diversifying income, and community building.
Join other London illustrators to hear how Mike Lowery, a New-York-Times bestselling Illustrator, has transformed his life via sketchbooks.
Come join fellow Preston illustrators for a relaxed sketch and stroll around the newly reopened Harris Museum and Art Gallery.
If you're based in Paris and love to draw - whether you're a pro, a student, or just passionate about illustration - you’re totally welcome.
November’s meet-up is a rare and valuable opportunity for an insight into the working life of one of Sheffield’s premier illustrators.
Join us for the inaugural Swansea Illustrators Club workshop! This isn't your average life-drawing session.
Celebrating National Illustration Day, we'll be talking to our featured illustrators about how they navigate the challenges of independent working.
Join us for our first drink & draw to mark the end of the season with Rough Draft, the Edinburgh meet-up for illustrators!
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
Relax, eat pizza and join in with our Illustrator's Pub Quiz! A fun and festive way to wrap up the year.
Join our final festive meet-up of 2025 for Plymouth illustrators at Leadworks for our drink and draw event.
An exhibition by members and friends of Illustrators North exploring themes of hope and joy.
The much-loved Illustrators’ Christmas Fair is back at Granary Square, Kings Cross, for one day only on Saturday 6 December.
A relaxed evening to celebrate the end of another creative year with fellow Bristol illustrators. Plus, 3 unique illustration activities!
Join Falmouth illustrators to celebrate the end of the year with a laid back coffee and a chance to chat about all things illustration.
A relaxed and friendly way for illustrators to get some peer feedback on their portfolios and connect.
Come and join the Newcastle illustrators meetup for a cosy evening of creativity, connection and festive cheer!
Join your new Brighton AOI Meet-Up hosts for a winter social to connect with fellow creatives.
Pencil in 40 minutes every month for a themed group art session hosted by Sam Warburton.
A unique showcase of over 100 emerging and established artists, all from a wide range of artistic backgrounds
Make the time to reflect this year so you can grow next year.
Join us for a festive Cardiff illustrator meet-up for a chilled social with drawing activities. Festive fashion encouraged!!
Rough Draft is going to That Sketch Club! Join us at Hot Snakes’ regular monthly meetup for drinks and sketching.
A special end-of-year meetup at Studio Tuck Tite for an afternoon of drawing, chatting, and low-key festive fun.
A day providing professional guidance on how to continue your journey successfully as a freelance illustrator.
Join us during the cold month of January to celebrate the colour blue!
Illustrators, Guy the Gorilla awaits! Come along for a group draw and a friendly catch-up.
A free introductory session to AOI membership open to all members
Join the Swansea Illustrators Club for a fun, hands-on workshop exploring visual metaphors through the theme of New Year's Resolutions.
Watch emerging illustrators share their portfolio websites and hear real-time feedback from industry experts.
This AOI Discusses looks at the benefits of exploring techniques and materials to form a new approach to your illustration practice. We will be in conversation with Inès Pagniez and Mike Slane of the duo, Practice.
This AOI Discusses looks at the benefits of exploring techniques and materials to form a new approach to your illustration practice. We will be in conversation with Inès Pagniez and Mike Slane of the duo, Practice.
Unpack promotion strategies with fellow illustrators in a new free AOI meet up in Sheffield.
Join fellow Paris-based illustrators for their first meetup this year, an afternoon dedicated to shaping the future of their growing group.
Join Birmingham illustrators for a relaxed coffee and catch-up.
Three celebrated visual storytellers take us behind the scenes of their craft.
Showcasing 30 south west based illustrators selling print-based products including comics, zines, prints, textiles, badges, tees etc…
Tools for how to licence your work, negotiate and present your fees with confidence.
Award-winning author and illustrator Hari Conner shares their work + answers your questions about comic-making and working with publishers.
Come join us for an evening of reportage drawing during an open mic night.
Join a small, encouraging group to practice sketching on location in London.
Join fellow Copenhagen illustrators to explore illustration practices with Copenhagen based presenters Clara Selina Bach and Tomas Björnsson.
The Cambridge School of Arts hosts a London exhibition to celebrate their graduating class of 2026.
AOI members are invited to join an educational webinar designed to demystify generative AI and its copyright implications for creators and performers.
Join Cardiff's illustrator meet-up for a costume life drawing event at Arthole.
Explore scale as a perceptual and emotional tool, rather than a rule of anatomy.
Explore the Huntarian Museum in Glasgow university with illustration prompts.
Learn how to survive and thrive as a comic artist and creator!
Bring along a sketchbook, piece of work or even an illustrated book you love to help spark conversations and share inspiration.
Get ready to loosen up those wrists! The Swansea Illustrator’s Club is back this February with a high-energy "Portrait Carousel.
Join us for the first Plymouth illustrators meet-up of 2026 at Leadworks.
Sharing tips, tricks and honest experiences of producing goods, selling at markets, and building a positive small-business presence.